The chameleon of the jungle, Ital Tek, changes colour once again as he turns his hand to carving his own EP of footwork-influenced beats. Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you Gonga. Title track ‘Gonga’ opens the EP. Those shattered footwork-style drums set the pace, rising and falling from one to the next, and create a buzz of excitement that twists the tension into a near explosive state. ‘Pixel Haze’ combines 8-bit Gameboy-style... Read More
LIVE: THE FRESH & ONLYS - 12/6/2013
- SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER -
Maybe it’s the three day recovery from Parklife Weekender, but inside [more]
THE WAVE: JAY TAYLOR (CLASSIC SLUM PROMOTIONS / GIG BOOKER AT THE RUBY LOUNGE)
THE WAVE – a brand-new Silent Radio feature. We speak to the city’s venue owners, [more]
LIVE: PARKLIFE WEEKENDER - 08/6/13 - 09/6/13
- HEATON PARK, MANCHESTER -
With over 40,000 tickets sold, Parklife’s fourth year is off to [more]
LIVE: AMONG BROTHERS - 13/6/2013
- NIGHT & DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER -
“This is the first time I've played the Night [more]
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Album Review: Dinosaur Pile-Up - Nature Nurture
Leeds rockers Dinosaur Pile-Up are back with newbie Nature Nurture, which aims to rock your [more]
NEWS:TEENAGE MOTHERS - LISTEN TO 'DEBUT' EP
Teenage Mothers are one of the most fucked up bands around at the moment. They [more]
NEWS: RADKEY – CAT & MOUSE VIDEO
Silent Radio are pleased to introduce Radkey.
These Kansas City punks have turned up with a [more]
NEWS: MONEY - DEBUT LP + FESTIVALS & UK TOUR
MONEY will be releasing their debut album 'The Shadow of Heaven' on 26th August via Bella Union Records and are about [more]
NEWS: VICTORIES AT SEA - DEBUT EP / HOMETOWN LAUNCH SHOW
Victories at seas debut EP will be released on Static Caravan Recordings on 3rd July 2013 and [more]
- NIGHT & DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER -
In the last couple of the years, the music [more]
LIVE: MUDHONEY / MEAT PUPPETS - 07/06/2013
- ACADEMY 2, MANCHESTER -
“I’ve been waiting 20 years for this,” says a guy at [more]
LIVE: JACCO GARDNER - 8/6/2013
- SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER -
On a summers day such as this, psychedelic 60's baroque pop [more]
Natalie Findlay is just like your average twenty two year old. She likes going to [more]
- THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER -
It's always a wonderful feeling when you finish work on [more]
NEWS: BIG DEAL – WIN TICKETS FOR SOUP KITCHEN SHOW + HEAR ‘DREAM MACHINES’
Big Deal release a new single, ‘Dream Machines’, on 22 July and hit the road [more]
NEWS: DAVID LYNCH - ‘BIG DREAM’ LP + BONUS TRACK
Legendary multimedia artist David Lynch returns this summer with the follow-up to 'Crazy Clown Time', [more]
NEWS: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - VIDEO FOR "FROM THE SUN"
Between the close of their recent European tour and the launch of their imminent US [more]
NEWS: PINS - NEW SINGLE: 'STAY TRUE' / 'GET WITH ME'
Manchester girl-group PINS have announced a new double a-side single, set for issue on Bella [more]
NEWS: KURT VILE - UK TOUR / LP + VIDEO
Kurt Vile and his band The Violators have announced UK tour dates for the end of [more]
- SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER -
About 10 years ago as a younger, thinner gig goer I [more]
Album Review: Tribes - Wish To Scream
Tribes are a relatively new band, forming only in 2010 in Camden, London. They released [more]
NEWS: KING KHAN & THE SHRINES LP 'IDLE NO MORE' + VIDEO
Six years since the release of King King & The Shrines last album, 'What Is!?' [more]
LIVE: IRON & WINE – 30/05/2013
- THE OPERA HOUSE, MANCHESTER -
Everything about this gig was luxurious, from the opulent setting [more]
NEWS: BARBAROSSA COVERS JUNIP'S 'LINE OF FIRE' + LP
Barbarossa is James Mathé, freshly-signed to Memphis Industries and about to go on tour across [more]
NEWS: GHOST OUTFIT STREAM 'KILLUHS' + DEBUT LP
For those who prefer their music to ooze from the cracks of murkier depths, say [more]
NEWS: SANKOFA – ‘SIREN SONG’ VIDEO
It was a slow burn to begin with. The Liverpool foursome have spent two years [more]
- GORILLA, MANCHESTER -
Things are really moving fast for Obaro Ejimiwe, a.k.a Ghostpoet. His bedroom produced [more]
NEWS: SAMARIS - DEBUT SINGLE ‘Góða Tungl’ + LP
Icelandic teenage wunderkind Samaris' first UK release comes in the shape of an eponymously-titled album [more]
